Standwith Dignity

08/21/2020

Support the City Waste Union. Help them sustain their Strike fund

Waking sometimes at 3 or 4 O'clock in the morning to meet the needs of the city is what… Daytriàn Mariell Wilken needs your support for Helping The Essential

07/13/2020

Don’t miss NOLA Shakedown: Black Workers Matter, a live virtual report back from Black workers and abolitionists organizing in New Orleans at the intersections of full and fair employment, decriminalization, and The Rona.
Join us on July 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM CST! Presented by Dignity of the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice, the City Waste Union, and the National Employment Law Project.
Register now:

A report from Black workers and abolitionists organizing in New Orleans at the intersections of full and fair employment, decriminalization, and The Rona. Brought to you by Stand with Dignity of the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice, the City Waste Union, and NELP. Speakers: Toya Ex - O...

06/05/2020

We stand in solidarity with those in the streets fighting for justice and the City Waste Union

05/08/2020

“We’re on the frontlines just like the doctors. When the doctors discard the stuff, we gotta pick it up." — City Waste Union worker Gregory Woods.

During the COVID-19 crisis, New Orleans garbage hoppers are working long, grueling shifts in bad conditions, without adequate proper protective equipment (PPE), for low pay. In fact, in 2015 the city passed a resolution to ensure city-contracted workers get paid a living wage. In the New Orleans met...

04/29/2020

Join Stand organizer Toya Ex for a conversation on protecting Black workers during COVID-19 tonight:

As part of a Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights conversation on protecting Black workers during COVID-19, Standwith Dignity organizer Toya Lewis will speak on why we must fight for all Black essential workers forced to risk their lives to feed & house their families.

Join the conversation TONIGHT by registering at this link: https://bit.ly/darkworkrsvp